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    grasping
    /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. avaricious; greedy: "they were regarded as grasping landlords"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRASPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Grasping means always trying to get and keep more of something, especially money. It is a disapproving adjective that describes greedy or selfish people. See examples, pronunciation and translations of grasping.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graspingGrasping Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Grasping is an adjective that means used, designed, or adapted to grasp, or desiring material possessions urgently and excessively. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, and word history of grasping from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRASP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of grasp as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms. See how to use grasp in sentences about holding, understanding, or achieving something.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › graspingGRASPING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Grasping means greedy, avaricious, or tenacious. It can also refer to the act of grasping or the ability to grasp something. See how to use grasping in a sentence and learn its synonyms and origin.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graspGrasp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of grasp as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Grasp can mean to seize, clasp, comprehend, or control something.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › graspGRASP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something. a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope. one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping: He took her in his grasp. one's power of seizing and holding; reach: to have a thing within one's grasp. hold, possession, or mastery:

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › graspingGrasping - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of grasping. adjective. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. “a grasping old miser”. “ grasping commercialism”. synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile. acquisitive.